Thunderbirds Blasts Off

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Frakes gives a first look at live-action Thunderbirds.

By Brian Linder

Jonathan Frakes recently previewed his live-action Thunderbirds flick to BBC Breakfast &#Array; in form of an interview mingled with clips. Frakes says that fans of the classic marionation series will be pleased with the world he's created. He says, "You have the palm trees folding down, and Thunderbird 2 taking off and the swimming pool sliding back &#Array; so all the good bits are in."

Frakes tipped that the movie is actually a prequel to the series. "The kids are about ten years younger than when the show takes place shown in the sixties. So our little heroes are 12, 13, 14 years old," he explains. He says the film will have "big ships and loud music."

According to the film's official plot synopsis the story begins on Tracy Island where entrepreneur Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton) and his five sons have made a secret base for their International Rescue organization. The island comes under siege by The Hood (Sir Ben Kingsley), who is "intent on commandeering International Rescue's fleet of five highly advanced vehicles, each designed to accomplish a specific do-or-die task." Tracy and his four oldest sons are sent out on a decoy mission, while his youngest son Alan (Brady Corbet) must defend the home base from the evil Hood.

Additionally, SyFy Portal spoke to Frakes who said that post-production on the flick was going "swimmingly."

"We're in a mad rush to get finished, and to test it before Christmas, and then to get the composer working on it," Frakes said. "It will be in the theaters next summer, and we're hoping to have a trailer with Cat in the Hat in March. It's just been the greatest experience."